Shane Kite
Founder, Editor-in-Chief at Gob-Wire.com
- Role
- Contributor at Sourcemedia
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shane Kite
From Amy Winehouse to the White House, I\'ve covered music, media, art, film, finance…
Experience
Contributor
Sep 2010 — Present · New York, NY, US
Report and write deeply researched, narrative case studies and features for American Banker, American Banker magazine and Bank Technology News,I’ve busted myths on an alleged telecommuting backlash, shown growing support in federal courts for remote workers and covered defensive investments by banks in mobile app makers. Recently I wrote about the continuing success of one of the U.S.\'s first responses to literally the Sputnik moment:What do marquee American brands Apple, Costco, FedEx, Intel, Outback Steakhouse and Staples have in common? They all received early growth stage, VC money from the U.S. government\'s Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs), which combine government and private investment to help fund small businesses which otherwise lack access to traditional financing. The government kicks in two to three times the amount of the private capital raised. Congress fast-tracked SBICs into existence in 1958, to turbocharge American invention after the Soviets launched Sputnik, beating the United States into space. The SBA has historically made money on the debt investments of SBICs, so the program runs at zero cost to U.S. taxpayers. To those involved, SBICs seem that rare bird: An effective government program.
Education
Ohio University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and Government
1988 — 1993
Syracuse University
Master of Arts, Magazine Journalism
1997 — 1998
Skills
- Publishing
- Newspaper
- News Writing
- Editorial
- Reporting
- Storytelling
- Reporting & Analysis
- Blogging
- Profiles
- Editing
- Features
- Feature Writing
- Digital Media
- Online Journalism
- Fact Checking
- Social Networking
- Writing
- Web Content Writing
- Publications
- Newspapers
- Feature Articles
- Personality Profile
- Magazines
- Music Review
- Investigative Reporting
- Social Media
- Copywriting
- Journalism
- Web Content
- Financial Reporting
- Copy Editing
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